Member Spotlight:

Alexa Fairchild School Programs Manager Brooklyn Museum

Alexa

Currently the School Programs Manager at the Brooklyn Museum, I am responsible for programs and services we provide to approximately 50,000 students and 3,000 teachers annually. I am dedicated to providing K-12 students and teachers with valuable, accessible and creative programs that are grounded in object-based learning and reflect the core values of the Brooklyn Museum Education Division.
Committed to public education which fosters respect and understanding across communities, histories and traditions, I have worked at the following cultural institutions: Museum of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia, National Gallery of Canada, Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Lower East Side Tenement Museum, National Museum of the American Indian and Cathedral of Saint John the Divine.

I hold a Master of Science in Education degree from Bank Street College of Education and Master of Arts degree in Art History from the University of British Columbia.

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